Primary 7 reports

primary 7 reports for 22/03/09

This is one of the toughest weekends that this P7 face all season with a double header against Ayr and GHA at Millbrae . Both these teams have won a number of tournaments so far this season so the task ahead for the Cougars could not be underestimated.

Ayr 8 Cumnock 1

The Ayr team came out of the traps fast and furious with Cumnock allowing the hosts to score at will. By half time the score was sitting at 5-0 and some plain speaking from the coaches ensued. Cumnock buckled down to the task in the second half with a significant improvement producing some excellent phases of play and a resulting score by Euan Hendrie. This step up in performance disrupted the flow of the Ayr side placing pressure on them when in possession and limiting their opportunities.


GHA 9 Cumnock 1

The Cumnock side did not carry forward the improved performance from the first game and retreated into their shells again for the first half. GHA turned over Cumnock ball at will then followed by some slick handling to their wide men produced a host of scores. By the half time whistle GHA had built a commanding 5-0 lead and it was time for the coaches to “earn their corn” again. It was pointed out that time and time again a Cougars player would make good yards however seldom was there a supporting player to help him out. This would need to change in second half if any improvement was to be seen. From the restart Cumnock looked like a different team with each and every player making a contribution. Whilst GHA did touchdown another four times they had to produce their very best as Cumnock controlled significant parts of the second half. The Cumnock score was the result of a good phase of team play which drove towards the GHA line and only a series of penalty incidents delaying the seemingly inevitable score. Ultimately the referee had no choice but the award a penalty try in favour of Cumnock due to the persistent fouling by their opponents, this was truly a team score.

The stand out man of the match on the day was Jack Reilly with driving runs, crunching tackling and some excellent distribution contributing to a first class overall performance. In conclusion the coaches were disappointed that the hard work carried out on the training ground over the past few weeks had not been put into practice and if this team are to step up to the next level they must start to work together.